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Cry of the City is a american film of genre Drama directed by Robert Siodmak released in USA on 29 september 1948 with Victor Mature
Cry of the City (1948)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 29 september 1948
Length 1h35
Directed by Robert Siodmak
OriginUSA
Themes Children's films
Rating71%
Cry of the City is a 1948 black-and-white film noir directed by Robert Siodmak based on the novel by Henry Edward Helseth, The Chair for Martin Rome. Veteran film noir-writer Ben Hecht worked on the film's script, but is not credited. The film was shot partly on location in New York City.
Synopsis
Martin Rome (Richard Conte), a hardened criminal, is recuperating in a hospital from a shootout that leaves a police officer dead. At the hospital, he is briefly visited by his fiancée, Teena Ricante (Debra Paget). A shady lawyer representing another crook, Niles, (Berry Kroeger) claims that he participated in a jewel robbery with her in which a woman was killed. Rome is innocent of the jewel robbery, but the police suspect that he carried out the robbery in conjunction with Teena, and begin a search for her.Actors
Victor Mature
(Lt. Candella)
Richard Conte
(Martin Rome)
Fred Clark
(Lt Collins)
Shelley Winters
(Brenda Martingale)
Betty Garde
(Miss Pruett)
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